The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-03-10

BY the people and for the people. That period Is
over The unrecognized half has become the
ruling element 1t has successfully administered
the government of this state for the four yeari
just ended. Its hold upon power has strength
ened with each year. Two years Of administers
ton are still before it, Its opponents divided
into wrangling factions. Their leaders serve cor
porate interests first and political purposes after
ward. (Applause.l
THE THREE DISPUTED sENAToRsHIPs.
Defeated in California In the recent senatorial
contest they cry doodle" and avert their faces
from the unfamiliar spectacle Defeated In In
DIANA they hold a mock election of a United
States senator to contest the election OF the Dem
ocrat who was finally chosen by labor votes
which Republican money could not buy. loud
applause) Defeated In New Jersey at the cleo
ton last fall by a majority OF many thousands on
the popular vote, they are striving to prevent the
selection Of one of the best Democrats in the
country, Ex-Governor Leon Abbett-(cheers and
applause) Ito represent that state In the United
States senate, and are paving the way for another
bogus contest" in case of their defeat Finally,
defeated again and again in New York, they now
arise and declare that neither the Democratic
representatives at Albany nor the Democratic
governor must ''meddle" with the question OF de-
termining how the delegates to the constitutional
convention shall be elected. They volunteer to
have irtroduced what they are pleased to denom-
mate as proper" bill tits a measure Of child
like simplicity. Qaughter) 1t merely provides
that In all Republican constituencies the repre-
sentation shall be two for the majority and one
for the minority, while in Democratic constitu-
encies the representation Of the majority and OF
the minority shall be equal That is all Qaugh-
ter) They actually wonder that the governor
does not hasten to inform the legislature and the
haf,, fba Ia aed at
anxious and yearning to approve Of 50 fair and
Just" measure. CLaughter)
"A TINE FOR PLAIN WORDS"
Ibelieve it was Roscoe Conklng who once said,
''There are times when plain words are the best"
This Is a good time to address our Republican
friends In the language Of truth, and to inform
them that the Democratic party has been de-
frauded fooled and hoodwinked long enough, and
that it proposes to insist upon its political rights
new era has arrived. This is not 1864, and 1t is
not feasible to elect Republicans by military rule
or arbitrary methods. This is not 1875, and it is
no longer practicable to feloniously appropriate
the electoral vote of sovereign states. new era
has arrived The day of convenient Democratic
laundering has also passed. Iong continued APP
plause) The Republican method Of insisting that
all within Republican control shall be Republican
to the core and that all without Republican con-
troll shall be non-partisan is no longer likely to
succeed. Times anu men nave changed. Inc
day of political and substantial justice has come
The day of resolute, intelligent, Democratic man
hood has come.
The young men Of the country are rallying to
our standard and 'in the bright lexicon Of youth
there Is no such word as fail" Vigorous ap-
plause We present to the people the living
issue of the day and not the questions Of the dead
past. We expect to succeed because we deserve
to succeed; because we are giving the people
better government than that which characterized
Republican rule; because our principles are in
the interest of the great body of our population;
because we protect the rights Of all; because
while we believe in a strong government, we do
not believe in paternal government; because
we believe that labor should receive its fair share
Of reward, and that by just and equal laws every
man should have an opportunity to sustain him
self; because we would maintain proper rela-
tions in the exercise of power, and believe in the
doctrine that while the people should support
the government, the government should not sup
port the people" (Applause) With these
watchwords ON our banner, Democracy, which
never dies and never surrenders- Qoud applause)
-courageously boldly and confidently marches
forward to the victory which surely awaits US In
1885, Cheers and prolonged applause, ending
with three)